Yamaha PSR-I500 PSR-I500 Owners Manual - Page 24

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Creating Original So

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ia the Kno

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s

The two knobs can be used to add variations to the sound bein

g

played, transformin

g

the sound in a variety of musical ways. Select the desired pre-pro

g

rammed function

combination printed above the knobs, then rotate the knobs as you play, for an expres-

sive, dynamic performance.

Repeatedly press the [KNOB ASSIGN]

bu

tton to

seq

u

entially assign the f

u

nction com

b

inations pro-

v

ided:

z



x



c



v



b



n



z

… etc.

The c

u

rrent com

b

ination is sho

w

n in the display.

The target differs depending on the selected n

u

m

b

er.

For details a

b

o

u

t each f

u

nction, refer to page 57.

S

w

itches the target to

b

e controlled. The c

u

rrent target

is sho

w

n in the display.

1

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

2

Use the CATEGORY [<<] and [>>] buttons

to call up “Tar

g

et” (Function 043).

After a fe

w

seconds, the c

u

rrent target (KEY-

BOARD or BACKING) appears.

3

Press the [+/YES] or [-/NO] button to switch

between KEYBOARD and BACKING.

•

KEYBOARD:

Main Voice, D

u

al Voice and User

Song (only Li

v

e Control f

u

nction 5)

•

BACKING:

Style, Riyaz and User Song (only Li

v

e

Control f

u

nction 5)

Here is an example of ho

w

to

u

se the kno

b

s. For some

other ideas for

u

sing the kno

b

s, refer to page 58.

1

Select the desired Main Voice (pa

g

e 19).

Here, select Voice No.196 “Sq

u

areLd” (Sq

u

are

Lead) as a synth-lead type Voice.

2

Press the [KNOB ASSIGN] button sev-

eral times until

c

appears in the display.

3

Press the [FUNCTION] button.

4

Rotate knob B all the way to the ri

g

ht

(maximum), then play the keyboard with

your ri

g

ht hand while operatin

g

knob A

with your left.

Assigning Functions to the

Knobs

• Only selecting a function combination will not affect the sound

even if the knob arrow is not at the center position. The

selected function only works when the knob is moved.

• Depending on the panel settings or how you move the knob,

you may not notice any change to the parameter value, or you

may hear a noise, or the knob may not work properly, even if

you rotate it.

Switching the Target

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C

u

rrent f

u

nction

NOTE

• The target differs depending on the selected function.

• The target is memorized for each function.

Using the Knobs

• After selecting

c

,

v

,

b

or

n

by pressing the [KNOB

ASSIGN] button, changing the Voice will replace the

settings created via the knobs with the default settings

of the new Voice.

If you want to keep the settings you have created,

make sure to memorize them to Registration Memory

(page 43) before selecting a different Voice.

• Rotating a knob to the right while the volume is set to a

high level may result in distortion. If this occurs, reduce

the volume level.

NOTE

CUTOFF

RESONANCE

NOTICE

NOTE

Section	Page
PRECAUTIONS	5
Table of Contents	8
Special Features	8
Compatible Format and Functions	10
Included Accessories	10
About the Manuals	11
Setting Up	12
Panel Controls and Terminals	12
Setting Up	14
Power Requirements	14
Turning the Power On/Off	16
Adjusting the Master Volume	16
Using a Keyboard Stand	16
Quick Guide	17
Basic Operation and Display Items	17
Basic Operation	17
Display Items	18
Try Playing a Variety of Instrument Voices	19
Selecting a Main Voice	19
Resetting the Voice settings to Default (Playing the Harmonium Voice)	19
Playing the Grand Piano Voice	19
Layering a Dual Voice	19
Playing a Split Voice in the Left Hand area	20
Using the Metronome	20
Adding Harmony/Triggering Arpeggios	21
Changing the Harmony and Arpeggio types	22
Adding DSP Effects	23
Creating Original Sounds via the Knobs	24
Assigning Functions to the Knobs	24
Switching the Target	24
Using the Knobs	24
Playing Styles	25
Playing Songs	26
Listening to a Demo Song	27
Selecting and Playing Back a Song	27
Song Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, and Pause	27
Playing a Specified Section of a Song Repeatedly (A-B Repeat)	28
Turning Each Track On/Off	28
Using the Song Lesson Feature	29
Three Types of Song Lesson	29
Practicing with Song Lesson	29
Making Practice Perfect— Repeat & Learn	30
Playing the Riyaz	31
Playing with Quick Sampling	32
Playing back the Samples	32
Getting Ready for Sampling	32
Sampling External Audio Sound	33
Restoring the Default Samples	35
Saving a Sample to a USB Flash Drive	35
Loading a Sample from a USB Flash Drive	36
Deleting a Sample in the USB Flash Drive	36
Recording Your Performance	37
Track Structure of a Song	37
Quick Recording	37
Recording to a Specified Track	38
Clearing a User Song	39
Clearing a Specified Track from a User Song	39
Audio Playback and Recording	40
Playing back an Audio File in a USB Flash Drive	40
Recording/Saving Audio Files to a USB Flash Drive	41
Deleting Audio Files from the USB Flash Drive	42
Memorizing Your Favorite Settings (Registration Memory)	43
Memorizing Panel Settings to the Registration Memory	43
Recalling Panel Settings from the Registration Memory	43
Freezing the Style settings even if a different Registration number is selected	44
Freezing the Transpose settings even if a different Registration number is selected	44
Connecting to Other Devices	45
Connecting Headphones or an External Device	45
Connecting a Footswitch to the SUSTAIN jack	45
Playing an External Audio Device with the Built-in Speakers	46
Using the Melody Suppressor	46
Using with Computer or Smart Device	47
Backup and Initialization	48
Backup Parameters	48
Initializing the Instrument	48
Reference	49
Handy Performance Features	49
Selecting a Reverb Type	49
Selecting a Chorus Type	49
Pitch Controls—Transpose	50
Pitch Controls—Fine Tuning	50
Pitch Controls—the [PITCH BEND] wheel	50
Using Portamento	50
Setting the Portamento time	51
Calling Up Optimum Panel Settings—One Touch Setting (OTS)	51
Changing the Touch Response of the Keyboard	51
Selecting an EQ Setting for the Best Sound	52
Scale Tuning	53
Selecting a Scale	53
Setting the Base Note for Each Scale	53
Tuning Each Note to Create an Original Scale	54
Voice Settings	55
Selecting a Dual Voice	55
Selecting a Split Voice	55
Voice Editing	55
Arpeggio Settings	56
Synchronizing an Arpeggio to Song/Style/Riyaz Playback— Arpeggio Quantize	56
Holding the Arpeggio Playback via the Footswitch	56
Parameters Assigned to the Knobs	57
Styles and Riyaz Patterns	59
Style Variations—Sections	59
Style Synchro Stop	60
Turning Each Style Track On/Off	60
Riyaz Variations	61
Changing the Tempo	61
Tap Start	61
Adjusting the Volume of the Style or Riyaz	62
Setting the Split Point	62
Playing Chords Without Style Playback (Stop Accompaniment)	62
Chord Types for Style Playback	63
Song Settings	64
Background Music Playback	64
Random Song Playback	64
Tempo Setting of the Song	65
Tap Start	65
Song Volume	65
Melody Voice Setting of the Preset Song	65
The Functions	66
Basic Procedure in the Function Display	66
USB Flash Drive Operations	71
Connecting a USB Flash Drive	72
Formatting a USB Flash Drive	73
Saving User Data to a USB Flash Drive	73
Saving a User Song as SMF to a USB Flash Drive	74
Loading User Data from a USB Flash Drive	75
Loading a Style File	76
Deleting a User File in the USB Flash Drive	77
Deleting an SMF File in the USB Flash Drive	77
Exiting from a File Control Display	78
Message List	78
Specifications	80

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